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diff --git a/doc/man7/evp.pod b/doc/man7/evp.pod index e493dacd2313..fd8d6c7fe38d 100644 --- a/doc/man7/evp.pod +++ b/doc/man7/evp.pod @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ functions. Symmetric encryption is available with the L<B<EVP_Encrypt>I<XXX>|EVP_EncryptInit(3)> functions. The L<B<EVP_Digest>I<XXX>|EVP_DigestInit(3)> functions provide message digests. -The B<EVP_PKEY>I<XXX> functions provide a high level interface to +The B<EVP_PKEY>I<XXX> functions provide a high-level interface to asymmetric algorithms. To create a new EVP_PKEY see L<EVP_PKEY_new(3)>. EVP_PKEYs can be associated with a private key of a particular algorithm by using the functions @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The EVP_PKEY functions support the full range of asymmetric algorithm operations =item For signing and verifying see L<EVP_PKEY_sign(3)>, L<EVP_PKEY_verify(3)> and L<EVP_PKEY_verify_recover(3)>. However, note that -these functions do not perform a digest of the data to be signed. Therefore +these functions do not perform a digest of the data to be signed. Therefore, normally you would use the L<EVP_DigestSignInit(3)> functions for this purpose. @@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ as defaults, then the various EVP functions will automatically use those implementations automatically in preference to built in software implementations. For more information, consult the engine(3) man page. -Although low level algorithm specific functions exist for many algorithms +Although low-level algorithm specific functions exist for many algorithms their use is discouraged. They cannot be used with an ENGINE and ENGINE -versions of new algorithms cannot be accessed using the low level functions. +versions of new algorithms cannot be accessed using the low-level functions. Also makes code harder to adapt to new algorithms and some options are not -cleanly supported at the low level and some operations are more efficient -using the high level interface. +cleanly supported at the low-level and some operations are more efficient +using the high-level interface. =head1 SEE ALSO @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ L<ENGINE_by_id(3)> =head1 COPYRIGHT -Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. +Copyright 2000-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy |